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Mystery man ‘AbstractLogic’ has created a ‘ Drivable radius map ’ that produces images like this: Instead of simply drawing a circle around a point it looks at the roads to evaluate the true distance. Not a bad reach for the Tesla Roadster shown in the picture, would you try NY to DC? MPT
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The Aptera is an odd shape compared to a regular car because of its designers pursuit of the ultimate in low drag transport. But what happens if you apply the same logic to a ‘92 Honda Civic? The answer… The AEROcivic ! It’s the brainchild of Mike Turner and was started following the...
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From ieee Spectrum; Students at MIT take their electric Porsche 914 for a spin on campus; team leader Irene Berry walks alongside. Inset: A state-of-the art battery array nearly fills the Porsche’s trunk. Full story at : http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/dec08/6997 Is this a hint at a possible all-electric...
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From the Orlando Sentinel: "Cornelius Cronin bought a $900 Chevy S-10 pickup and spent several weeks removing things he didn't like -- mainly its dirty, gas-guzzling engine. He fitted an electric motor and batteries under the hood, and now purrs around Oldsmar in a red truck that uses no gas...
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I wonder if PEPBoys will ever stock linear piston alternators for e-cars? A linear piston alternator is basically a free-piston engine with pistons that are magnetic and move in a coil. Very efficient, very loud but still, very efficient and able to burn pretty much anything. PDF here: http://www.eere...
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I don't know if we should applaud the green-ness or tell him to stop as this is what most people think when you say "Electric car"! MPT.